80 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS 



(February 20) March 15 to October 16 (October 22). 

 Amherst: "Abundant summer resident." Berkshire: "Common 

 summer resident." Bristol County : " Common summer resident." 

 Brookline : " Common summer resident." Cambridge : Common sum- 

 mer resident. Cohasset : "Common." Dedham : "Common." Essex 

 County : " Summer visitant. Common." Ipswich : " Common summer 

 resident." Martha's Vineyard: "Uncommon summer resident." 

 Springfield: "Common summer resident." Templeton ; "Common 

 summer resident." Wellesley : " Common summer resident.' 1 



217. Sayornis saya (Bonap.). SAY'S PHCEBE. 



Accidental from the west: North Truro, an adult male cap- 

 tured on September 30, 1889, near one of the Highland farm- 

 houses, by Mr. Gerritt S. Miller, Jr. 1 



218. Myiarchus crinitus (Linn.). CRESTED FLYCATCHER. 

 An uncommon summer resident, but sometimes common locally. 



This bird, it would seem, is increasing in numbers as a summer 

 resident within the State. 



(May i) May 9 to September 12 (October 15). 

 Amherst: " Uncommon summer resident." Berkshire: " Summer res- 

 ident, not generally common." Bristol County: " Common summer res- 

 ident." Brookline: " Common summer resident." Cambridge: Uncom- 

 mon summer resident. Cohasset: " Fairly common." Dedham : "Rare.'' 

 Essex County :" Summer visitant." One pair seen in the summer of 

 1855. Martha's Vineyard: "Summer resident." Springfield :" Not 

 generally common, but locally a regular summer resident." Templeton: 

 "Not very common summer resident." Wellesley: "Scarce and local 

 summer resident." 



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219. Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.) . KINGBIRD. 

 A very common summer resident. 



(April 16) May 4 to September 19 (September 26). 

 Amherst : "Abundant summer resident." Berkshire : " Common sum- 

 mer resident." Bristol County : " Abundant summer resident." Brook- 

 line : "Abundant summer resident." Cambridge: Abundant summer 

 resident. Cohasset: "Numerous." Dedham: "Common." Essex 

 County: "Summer visitant. Common." Ipswich: "Abundant sum- 

 mer resident." Martha's Vineyard : " Common summer resident." 

 Springfield : " Abundant." Templeton : " Common." Wellesley : "Very 

 common summer resident." 



1 Miller ; Auk, Vol. VII, No. 3, July, 1890, p. 228. 



